Improvement in buckles



G. L. ROBINSON.

' Buckles. N0150,79\. PatentedMay12,1874..

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE L. ROBINSON, OF WATERBUBY, CONNECTICUT.

IMPROVEMENT IN BUCKLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 150,791; dated May 12,1874; application filed February 21, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE L. ROBINSON, of Waterbury, in the county ofNew Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Buckles, of which the following is a specification:

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in buckles, moreespecially designed to fasten articles of clothing, as belts, shawls,850., but applicable to other purposes; and it consists of theconstruction of the buckle, and mode of attaching it to the fabric orfabrics.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a plan view, showing the top side of thebuckle. a view of the opposite side. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectiontaken on the line as 00.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This buckle consists of a staple-shaped wire or piece of metal, A,having two parallel bars, B B, which bars are made with a series ofacute angles, O, giving them a zigzag appearance. D is a cross-bar, withan eye at each end, through which the bars B pass. This cross-bar slidesback and forth on the bars, and is held in position by the angles 0. Tothis bar is attached the pinE, having a loophandle, F. The pin and thehandle are made of one piece of wire, and are attached to the bar bycoiling the wire around the bar, thereby allowing it to revolve looselyon the cross-bar. The pin is handled or manipulated by means of thisloop F. At the ends of the bars B B are hooks G G, to which is attachedthe bailshaped wire, which has eyes in its ends to en gage with thehooks G G, as seen in the draw- Fig. 2 is ing. The wire A (the legs ofwhich form the bars B B) is curved, in this example of my invention, asseen; but it may be of any other configuration. The pin F hasone or moreshort bends, J, in it, which fit over the wire when the buckle isattached to the fabric, as seen in the section, Fig.3. The outsidecurves in the bars B B project sufficiently to act as stops for thecross-bar, to prevent its slipping oif. The piece H is so constructedthat it may be readily attached to or detached from the hooks G G. Whenin place, it assists in placing the buckle in position on the fabric,being used to hold the other parts by.

I do not confine myself to any particular kind or shape of material, asthe buckle may be made of flat metal or other material, as well as ofround wire.

When the pin is inserted in the fabric, the buckle is securely held inposition by the (curves 0 and J, and it is detached by taking hold ofthe handle F and drawing the pin back.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. A buckle constructed substantially as shown anddescribed-that is, having bars B B, with curves O, a crossbar, D, a pin,E, and handle F, as set forth.

2. In combination with the bars B B, the removable attachment H,substantially as and for the purposes described.

GEO. L. ROBINSON.

Witnesses:

' T. B. MosHER,

ALEX. F. ROBERTS.

